George E Webb
Biographic Data
| ID | 1032491 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George E Webb |
| GIVEN NAMES | George E |
| FAMILY NAME | Webb |
| SIGNATURE | WEBB G E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tennessee Technological University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
God
After more than eighty years, the Scopes trial continues to astound and intrigue. The many shelves of historical treatments of this event, however, would suggest that fundamentally new perspectives on the trial are no longer possible. God—or Gorilla dramatically refutes this suggestion. Not only has Constance Areson Clark revealed an additional chapter in the Scopes trial story, but she has also provided keen insight on scientists' efforts to bro…
Science in the American Southwest
Journal Article Science in the American Southwest: A Topical History Get access Science in the American Southwest: A Topical History. By Webb George E.. (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2002. xxi + 271 pp. Illustrations, tables, notes, bibliography, index. $48.00.) Curtis M. Hinsley Curtis M. Hinsley Northern Arizona University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 34, I…
Science in the American Southwest
Science at the American Frontier
Journal Article Science at the American Frontier: A Biography of DeWitt Bristol Brace. By David Cahan and M. Eugene Rudd. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2000. xvi, 209 pp. $45.00, ISBN 0-8032-1508-8.) Get access George E. Webb George E. Webb Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 88, Issue 2, September 2001, Pag…
The Evolution Controversy in America
Patronage, Practice, and the Culture of American Science
The Evolution Controversy in America
Raising Arizona's Dams
Journal Article Raising Arizona's Dams: Daily Life, Danger, and Discrimination in the Dam Construction Camps of Central Arizona, 1890s–1940s Raising Arizona's Dams: Daily Life, Danger, and Discrimination in the Dam Construction Camps of Central Arizona, 1890s–1940s. By Rogge A. E.et al. (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1995. xviii + 212 pp. Illustrations, maps, charts, tables, bibliography, index. $45.00.) George E. Webb George E. Webb Tenne…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The Evolution Controversy in America
For well over a century, the United States has witnessed a prolonged debate over organic evolution and teaching of the theory in the nation's public schools. The controversy that began with the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species had by the 1920's expanded to include theologians, politicians, and educators. The Scopes trial of 1925 provided the growing antievolution movement with significant publicity and led to a decline in the teaching of…
Sandia National Laboratories
Kipling's Japan
The Crisis in Biology Education
Scientists in the American Southwest
Additional informationNotes on contributorsGeorge E. WebbThe author is Associate Professor of History at Tennessee Technological University
The Mining Law
Journal Article The Mining Law: A Study in Perpetual Motion. By John D. Leshy. (Washington: Resources for the Future, 1987. xvii + 521 pp. $35.00.) Get access George E. Webb George E. Webb Tennessee Technological University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 74, Issue 3, December 1987, Pages 1067–1068, https://doi.org/10.2307/1902201 Published: 01 December 1987
Kipling's Japan 1889-1892
Lecture given to the Society on 29 January 1986. G. H. Webb, CMG, OBE, is a member of the Society's Council. He was born in Kenya in 1929 and was educated in England. From 1954-63 he was in the Colonial Service in Kenya, and from 1963-85 in the Diplomatic Service, with postings to Bangkok, Accra, Tehran and Washington. He is now with the City University, London. He is interested in English literature and imperial history, and in his spare time ed…
Solar Physics and the Origins of Dendrochronology
Realm of the Long Eyes
Planetary Encounters
Blowing on the Wind
Science in the American Southwest
Kipling's Japan
The Mining Law
Journal Article The Mining Law: A Study in Perpetual Motion. By John D. Leshy. (Washington: Resources for the Future, 1987. xvii + 521 pp. $35.00.) Get access George E. Webb George E. Webb Tennessee Technological University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 74, Issue 3, December 1987, Pages 1067–1068, https://doi.org/10.2307/1902201 Published: 01 December 1987
Solar Physics and the Origins of Dendrochronology
Planetary Encounters
Blowing on the Wind
Realm of the Long Eyes
Kipling's Japan 1889-1892
Lecture given to the Society on 29 January 1986. G. H. Webb, CMG, OBE, is a member of the Society's Council. He was born in Kenya in 1929 and was educated in England. From 1954-63 he was in the Colonial Service in Kenya, and from 1963-85 in the Diplomatic Service, with postings to Bangkok, Accra, Tehran and Washington. He is now with the City University, London. He is interested in English literature and imperial history, and in his spare time ed…
Solar Physics and the Origins of Dendrochronology
The Mining Law
Journal Article The Mining Law: A Study in Perpetual Motion. By John D. Leshy. (Washington: Resources for the Future, 1987. xvii + 521 pp. $35.00.) Get access George E. Webb George E. Webb Tennessee Technological University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 74, Issue 3, December 1987, Pages 1067–1068, https://doi.org/10.2307/1902201 Published: 01 December 1987
The Crisis in Biology Education
Scientists in the American Southwest
Additional informationNotes on contributorsGeorge E. WebbThe author is Associate Professor of History at Tennessee Technological University
Kipling's Japan
Sandia National Laboratories
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The Evolution Controversy in America
For well over a century, the United States has witnessed a prolonged debate over organic evolution and teaching of the theory in the nation's public schools. The controversy that began with the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species had by the 1920's expanded to include theologians, politicians, and educators. The Scopes trial of 1925 provided the growing antievolution movement with significant publicity and led to a decline in the teaching of…
The Evolution Controversy in America
Patronage, Practice, and the Culture of American Science
The Evolution Controversy in America
Raising Arizona's Dams
Journal Article Raising Arizona's Dams: Daily Life, Danger, and Discrimination in the Dam Construction Camps of Central Arizona, 1890s–1940s Raising Arizona's Dams: Daily Life, Danger, and Discrimination in the Dam Construction Camps of Central Arizona, 1890s–1940s. By Rogge A. E.et al. (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1995. xviii + 212 pp. Illustrations, maps, charts, tables, bibliography, index. $45.00.) George E. Webb George E. Webb Tenne…
Science at the American Frontier
Journal Article Science at the American Frontier: A Biography of DeWitt Bristol Brace. By David Cahan and M. Eugene Rudd. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2000. xvi, 209 pp. $45.00, ISBN 0-8032-1508-8.) Get access George E. Webb George E. Webb Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 88, Issue 2, September 2001, Pag…
Science in the American Southwest
Science in the American Southwest
Journal Article Science in the American Southwest: A Topical History Get access Science in the American Southwest: A Topical History. By Webb George E.. (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2002. xxi + 271 pp. Illustrations, tables, notes, bibliography, index. $48.00.) Curtis M. Hinsley Curtis M. Hinsley Northern Arizona University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 34, I…
God
After more than eighty years, the Scopes trial continues to astound and intrigue. The many shelves of historical treatments of this event, however, would suggest that fundamentally new perspectives on the trial are no longer possible. God—or Gorilla dramatically refutes this suggestion. Not only has Constance Areson Clark revealed an additional chapter in the Scopes trial story, but she has also provided keen insight on scientists' efforts to bro…
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